Postcolonial Ecologies
Literatures of the Environment
Inbunden, Engelska, 2011
Av Elizabeth DeLoughrey, George Handley, Los Angeles) DeLoughrey, Elizabeth (Associate Professor Humanities, Associate Professor Humanities, University of California, Brigham Young University) Handley, George (Professor of Humanities, Classics, and Comparative Literature, Professor of Humanities, Classics, and Comparative Literature
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2011-05-12
- Mått239 x 160 x 27 mm
- Vikt587 g
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor360
- FörlagOUP USA
- EAN9780195394429